THE PUBLIC ASKS: When are provisional ballots counted?
QUESTION: Are provisional ballots only counted when they change the outcome of an election?
ANSWER: No. Local election officials tabulate any and all provisional ballots that they deem eligible to...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: Is it legal, appropriate for realtor ABSS board chairman to represent...
QUESTION: Sandy Ellington-Graves, chairman of the Alamance-Burlington school board, who is employed as a real estate agent, has been said to be the selling and buying agent for Dr....
THE PUBLIC ASKS: Has coach been fired from SHS teaching job, as well?
QUESTION: Has the Southern High School football coach been fired from both his school job (as a teacher), as well as his football coaching job, or only the latter?
ANSWER:...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: ABSS school bus wreck, Mebane police chief’s wreck in city car
Isn’t ABSS paying the medical costs for students injured in bus wreck? Why has GoFundMe plea been set up for one injured student? https://alamancenews.com/the-public-asks-isnt-abss-paying-the-medical-costs-for-students-injured-in-bus-wreck-why-has-gofundme-plea-been-set-up/
Was the bus wreck really the fault...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: Was Mebane police chief involved in a car wreck of a...
QUESTION: Was Mebane’s new police chief, Mitch McKinney, involved in a car crash while driving a city-owned SUV along I-85 on September 6? Why was he in that area?
ANSWER:...
What are the implications of Burlington’s ban on parking on front lawns?
QUESTION: Does a raft of newly-approved changes to Burlington’s unified development ordinance prohibit people from parking on the front lawns of residential properties? How does this rule affect owners...
Has homebuilder constructed houses in floodplain without required permit?
QUESTION: Did a Graham-based homebuilder fail to obtain the proper county-level permits to construct three high-dollar dwellings on lots that lie partially within a floodplain that hugs the Haw...
Why does it now cost more for residents to deliver their own trash to...
QUESTION: Why is Alamance County charging people more to haul their own household garbage directly to its municipal landfill?
ANSWER: The business of waste disposal is apparently at the mercy...
What is being built down from Hursey’s BBQ in Graham?
QUESTION: What is being built just down from Hursey’s BBQ in Graham and near River Mill Academy on South Main Street?
ANSWER: According to plans filed with the city of...
THE PUBLIC ASKS: Do gift cards donated to ABSS schools by mold remediation vendor...
QUESTION: The company that has been awarded nearly $20 million in contracts to do mold remediation in Alamance-Burlington schools has since offered to donate $29,500 worth of gift cards...